Automatic recording liquid meter



"June 24, 1930,

M. c. CARBONARO AUTOMATIC RECORDING LIQUID METER I Original Filed March 6, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet l UZ r F] f. Q

f g \hu w 6 /Z (9: E E .l 62' .c9 E W I /4 T 1 p 4 F: 1404 441:010

June 24, 1930. M. c. CARBONARO AUT'OMATIC RECORDING LIQUID'METER Original Filed March 6 1923 5 Sheet -Sheec .2

i iiw June 24, .1930.

M. c. cARBoNARo AUTOMATIC RECORDING LIQUID METER Original Filed March 6, 1923 s Sh etSret' Qwuwntoz amm s June 24, 1930 l M. c. CARBONARO 1,753,031

AUTOMATIC RECORDING LIQUID METER Original Filed March e, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 June 24, 1930 M. c. CARBONARO Q 1,768,031v

AUTOMATIC RECORDING LIQUID METER Original Fild March 6, 1925 '5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 24, 1930 Mimics, CQCABBONARQ bF PARIS, FRANCE, nssrcivoe :ro socrE'r-n' EARno imam EsrABLIssEMEN'rs HARIVEAU & DOLIVIEE ET RENE JPORTE & ,crnhnnuurs, or fiivALLors-rmmiir,rRANo v Y lments omitted for clearnes's .if

'f roMArxo enoonmNe LIQUID METER qrig'inalappli c'ation filedIMareh 6,1923, Serial No. 623,140, and in FranceM'arch '10, 1922. Divided,

, and. thisijapplication filed February 6,1926. Serial No 86,580,

5 The invention relates to new anduseful improvements in automatic recording meters for all kind's'oi-liquids. In my application Serial No, 623,140, filedM'archG, 1923, 01 which this'application is a division, I have shown and described anautomatic meter 'for liquids vvherein the liquid to bemetered is deliveredininvariable measured quantities, This is accomplished by a measuring device includingltwo measuring chambers of given capacity, and a reversing valve mechanism for controlling the flow of liquid alternately to and from said chambers,and'also by means normally inactive for shifting the valves,and

the measuring chambers for-initiating the means. 5

An object of the present inventionisto provide a measuring'device'of the abovetype {with meansfor automaticallyshutting 'oii' the tity of liquid'determined by the operations of the measuring chambers has been supplied. I 1 I A further object of'the invention is to pro gvidera 'recording device for indicating the partial quantities' delivered at 'each' open *from the time of setting the measu'ringdevlce nto action, which indicat ng means operates automaticallytocut oif the supply after L F "the desired qpu'antitzyr f F igure lis-a vertical sectional yievv through the measuring; and recording [device embodyi ng the-inventlon With-tire inlet valvejele- B Fig; '2 is a sectionalview on of Figwl;

lthe iiaaee Fig 2' is a detail viewon-aiarger scale thanig; 2, showing the relationship of the gears, ratchet and'pawl'. 1

' Figi'3 is a 'sectional vieWPonthe line 3 3 "Fig; 4, is a sectional as t t e l neage of Fig. 1'; p V I Fig. 5 i'sa vievvpartly in section showing in elevation a portion of the indicating 'mecha ni'sm "and the-means controlled thereby for automatically cutting ofii-the supply, certain I Fig. 7 means'controlled by the pressure on the-liquid Fig:;7- isa view partly in section showingia modified form of means for controlling; the

supply valve bythe registering means, and s p,

F g. 81s a front vlew'of a portion offthe' measur ng meansembodying the invention of lrrmy parent application of'vvhich'is ZLICilVlSlQD, I have sh'own and describedin detail e s mechanism r liquids herem'there are tWo lndependent measuring of the parts of the indicating mechanism be I :lngom tted for the "sake; of clearness "and certain connecting gears and associated'parts,

1 VIBW front elevatio 11 a'lm-ftlon f m ngdevice chambers of given capacity, There isa feed I pipe for delivering liquid to said chambers and g an exhaust pipe for. dispensing the liquid. supplyor" liquid when a predetermined quan- These'two pipes are common to 'both cham- 'bers, and between the; pipes and'ehambers ling .tliei low of-the liquid through said pipe-s.

In thepar'ent case, the valves are shifted v nism for the valves, includes devices whereby.

the pistonsubjectto the pressure ofthe liq'uid being measured, is. operatedivvhen tliechamfmeans of a spring, and the "actuating meets, ationyas Well as the'totalqua'ntitysupplied V. 1 a 807*" her-1scompletelyfilledfor-initiating theaetion of the spring mechanism Which shi fts i to be delivered and theaction of thisfs'pri'ng v .is controlled by an escap'ement :1 v1-.; In Figures 1 to 6 oft'he' present case, I have shown this form of valve actuating mechanismfand 1 the invention embodyingthe indicatorivherein the spring is used for this purpose jivill no vv' be described, In this form oftlieinvention there i are two" measuringchamberS indicated at Z). The reversing valves are indicated at (c,

95 at a'and a,,and an'eiihaustpipeisindicated' r 'A piston d controlled by the pressureonthe Y 'liquidsupplied to the measuring chambers:

'vvhen a measuring chamber is completely 11 1 15 lsa'disk 17 carrying a pro ecting lug or filledoperates an escapement leverwhich permits a spring to shift the valves c, c. The present invention is directed particularly to the means for automatically closing the valve which controlsthe supply ofliquid to the measuring chamber.

The present invention is likewise directed to means for ndicating or recording the partial quantities dellvered at each operation, as well as the total quantity supplied, andup to the time'when the valve 1s automaticallyclosed for cutting off I the supply.

According to the invention as shownin Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, the reversing valves 1 c; carry a rod 1.' This rod at itslouter end 21s p votally connected to a plate 3 .bymeans of a link 1?, and the plate is rigidly connected to ajshaft 4 on which a ratchet wheel 5 is keyed. The toothed Wheel 6,is loosely mountedon this shaft 4 and carries on its lateral face at the'side adjacent the ratchet 1 Wheel 5, a pawl? with a spring 7* which cooperates with the ratchet wheel 5. The plate ona fixed pin 9 ofthe'supporting stirrup 9 .3 has on its periphery, a tooth or lug 3 subject" to the action of'an escape1nent8 rocking tained in inclined position by'the action of springs ll and 12 extending between the upper end 8 of the escapement lever 8 and fiXed abutmentsfl8 and 1 1 pivoted on the support 9 and'on shafte, respectively.

wheel 16. which iskeyed tosaid shaft 15.

: :Thisftoothed wheel 16 meshes-with ,the

toothed wheel 6.: Also mountedon the shaft finger 1 8-which isadapted'tocooperate with the machine. The right-hand'cnd of thel ever 1 19-lies in the pathofthe lug orflfinger 18 as 7 shown in-Fig. 5,,in 'which position the supply is cut, off from :the measuring device:

This is accomplished through a stop valve 21 interposed in the feed pipe, .wl1ich valve .is

normally opened by aspring'QQ. WVhen the right-hand end of the lever 19Q is depressed ithro'ugh therotation of the shaft l 5 carrying the fingerIS into engagement therewith, then the valve stem 23: carrying thevalve 21 is raised and closes the valve.- The shaft is g'ro'tated by a torsion spring 24,, onelend of whichis' attached; to theshaft and the other end toa fixed bracket orabutment formed on the frame of the apparatus or'measuring device." The tension of. thisspring is'suiiicient so as toicause' the shaft 1 l5 to rotate in a counter clockwisedi'rection which willmove the finger or lug'18' into engagementwith the end of the lever .19 thus lifting the valve f against the tension of the spring 22 and clos- .release the lug 3 I p It willbe noted that the tension of the, spring 24-is tendingto rotate the'shaft 15 in 'A'shaft 15 is connected witha registering pointer]? cooperating with a'numbered dial D. Mounted on theshaft'15is a toothed ing said valve. The dial D is graduated from O to liters. When the pointer P is at 0, then the finger or lug 18 bears on the lever .19 so that the valve is pressedyon its seat and the supply is out oif from the measuring chamber. Assuming that it is desired to draw 01f 35 litres, the pointer Pisturned in the direction of the handset awatch so that its index marks 35 litres. The effect of this rotation is to increase thetension 011 the spring 24. Furthermore,.the'rot'ation of the shaft 15 incident tofthe setting of the pointer at 35 litres will move the finger or lug18 permit the spring 22 to open the valve. This valve being open, liquid will flowunto the left-hand measuring compartment mwhen the parts are n the position. shown. 1n

Fig. 1. This rotation of the. pointer P produces an equal clockwise rotation of the toothed wheel 16 and consequently acounteraway fromthe "enact the lever :19 and thus clockwise movement of the toothed wheel. 6. During the rotation of-the toothed wheel 6, V

'a pawl 7 slips or rides freely over the ratchet wheel 5, and consequcntlytheshaft l l 'emains with and closes the valve 4), sothat a superpressure is produced in this chamber which operates upon the-piston (Z and moves the same toward the right. This movement-of the piston will shift the escapenient lever 8 so asto a counter clockwise direction, and gear 6-and ratchet 5 and hence shaft 4 in a clockwise d1- ing to themovenient ofthe pointer over the .rection but these rotations are restrainedby V the escapement lever 8. When the pointer'is -set at 35 litres, the shaft-15 is turned inpa A r V I 7 clockwise direction, the tension correspond:

a. lever. 19 fulcrumed at 20011 the frame-of dial. The toothed wheel 6 is rotated'in a; v

7 counter clockwise direction, the pawlgriding over the ratchet wheel 5 and thereforiegnb movementis imparted to theshaftl, .TvVhen the escapement leveris swung from one side,

of a vertical line tothe other, then the disk 3 i 11s released for a half rotation, and this'rota-z 1 tion is caused bythe stored powerfin the spring 2 1. This isacc'omplished by the rotat.

ing of the shaft 15 in a counterclockwise di-' rection which imparts rotationito the-toothed I V wheelie inaclockwise direction, and through the pawl 7 and ratchet wheel 5'impartsrotationjto the shaft 4: in a clockwise direction'pfAs I this shaft); rotates through the link 1 it will r 7 move the valve 0. During the rotation of the shaft 4 through degrees, that is, from one engagement of theescapement leveifto the next engagement therewitli,}the valves-G C will be shifted from their. extreme righthand position to the extreme;left-hand p0 r.

sition as viewed in Fig; 1. V

I JDuTing thegdel-ivery or liquid through the valve 21 into the measuring chamber a, any

liquid present in jthermeasuri-n'g chamber a liasbeen delivered through the discharge 1),

falld the air in the upper part of chamber a has passed through, the valve 0), which has remained open, and-across the top oiithedevice and downward through the; valve a which opens immediately upon the delivery of downward through the discharge I), liquid entering the niea'suring chamber a" eventually raises the fioat"f-.-i n-to contact with and closes the valve v,therehy preventing the further escape ofga ir :orliquid from this chamber and causing a super-pressure therein which causes the piston d to move to the left, i

. valves 0, 0.

liquid from the measuring chamber a, thereventlngjlt-lns air from the chamber wand preventing an ;a -irlo'ck. Obviously, other means of venting the airmayj be employed.

As soon as the Valve has been closedand the super-pressure.inl chamber a has caused the piston (Z to move to the right and hence .move the escape'ment'lever 8 unjtil the valves (,7, care reversed,;the supjplyof liquid to chamber a is out off and this supply is Y diverted into thechamber :a.: Simultaneously, the dischargeis connected to theichambera, so that liquid in such chamber flows outward producing another reversal of-pos'ition of the 1 lheshaft 15 during this actuation; of the valve 0 by the spring 2 l xwillijonly turn jthrough a small arc of motion before'the escapement lever stops'the shaft 4,-a'nd through fheitoothe d 'wheels 5. andfiesto ps the shaft15.

' I are wen siset g of thevalve v 0, one. chamber is emptied and the pointer Pas s O er thesd from 3 o 3 :.D i

thee-emptying of th e other;chambergit; passes hex-n30 700 25,, andso onuntil it finally reaches -0, When it reaches'-O, then the shaft 15 mea suring device .is' automatically P PP -Q- J l In the hove described embodiment "of the f'ia;vearie the valve ea iaeuty aa vin the registering mechanism whichis 1 reaches theposition where the lug -18 will engage the lever-1 9 through this lever 19 the valve 21 ;and stop'gan'y further dis- I s nq u 11m c ed a measuring devicewherei n the liquid dis- ;Pn$e i e e e var i b eii e e V or quantities, and each in'crement or quanti- 5 e h re i e is d,unease wea l'medeterniinedtjuantityl hasheen delivered,

theretor providrinder additionalcompression. rhejsaang '7 of thegpjoi'nter at-the amount to be delivered.

The valves are operated pa rentjgcase by a spr ng Ill wh ch power s stored, and hills actuating mechanism for the valve wh ich 'is entirely independent offthe registering mechanism isinitiated bya movement of the pistond. In Figures 7 and 8 I have shown .a H mechanism more particularly adapted for use in conjunction with the valve operating mechanismof the parent case,-"of which this, is a. division. :In thisform of the invention, the valve :21 which controls the supply of liquid to. the a measuring chambers is "held 5,

closed by means of a spring'22 The lever -19 pivoted at 20%iis adapted 'to-bearon the end of the valvestein 23 which carries the walVeQP; This lever is provided with a "roller 26 which is adapted to drop into a groove indicated in dotted lines at 2,7 in Fig.

7; This groove is formed in a disk 28 m'ount- "ed on ashaftQQ. .Fixed to this shaft% "is a toothed wheel 30 which meshes with a *toot'hedwheel' l shown in dotted lines at thei'ight of ig. 7 The toothedwheel 31;:is 'in'ohnted on a shaft {32. On'this'shaft is a ratchet wheel and on/the shaft-29 isa ratchet wheel 34:: A'lever'85ispivoted'at 36 and is provided with pawls'37 and '38; These, *pawls are held in en'gagen'uent with the respective ratchet wheels 33'and'34l by means of leaf springs 39 and 40. The upper end'of the lever i'sprovi'ded with a slot 41'. the'endof the rod 10 connected withthe'1'31ston (Z is a pin 42' which engages in said slotdl.

'lf'ffa'gain 35 litres is desired, th'e'pointer P is iturn'ed 'across theface of the dial D in acounter clockwise direction around to 8'5. g' Thispointer P is mounted'on thesh aft, 29am the rotationof the shaft 29 will ro-' tate the disk 28 and cause the roller 26 to i move outonto the periphery of the 'd-isk, an'd this will swing the lever-19 and open the valve-. Thus turning of the disk 28, in a counter clockwise direction is permitted, as

timefturnedin a'clockwise direction, is per- .fm'itted by reason of thejfact thatthe pawl- "38 will ride over the ratchetwhe'el The parts are now set for'the-del-ivering of 35 move the iston d one way'or the ether depending upon which chamber is loei 'nglilled. As viewed in'Fig; 11, the device isiset fore: the filling of chambera, and When this is filled, the piston 03 will he moved-vtogthe V. right. When thechamher 'a'isfilled,the1i *tl epawl 37 will merely slide over the ratchet V v whee'l 'g l, and the sha'ft32, which is at th-is litresof liquid." The valve is open so that the-' gliquid passes into one or the other of 'theineasuiingchambers. When the charm. he r is-fi-lled, then the pressure onthe'li'quid at the end of the filli'ng of the chamber-"will the piston is movedto t he leftl The parts being'zdischarged; the chamber "a" is filled, then: the piston n1ov'es to the right as YlGWBCl in? .Fig. 1,, this willlmove the;

lever 35 back again to the full'line position.

'During this movement of the lever, the pawl 38 willturn the ratchet wheel 33 one step,

and through the toothed wheel moving'thereving mark 25. This continues until the full amount desired has been measured in inva- 'riable increments or quantities, each of which has beenindicated, and when the zero mark is reached, it indicates'that the desired quantity has been dispensed. Atthis time the disk 28 has reached thepoint so 5 that the'roller 26 drops into the recess 27 and permits the valve 21 to close through This the action of the spring 22 thereon.

automatically stops thBLdISPEHSIIIg device.

In Fig; 8-of the drawing there is shown anindependent meter M which is provided,

= for registering thetotal number of times the measuring chambers have been filled. 'This 1 also has a'partial meterregister fromO to 99,

with aside operating button for setting the partial registering meter back to zero. This meterjcan be controlled in any suitable manner by themov'enient of the rod which is at- V tached' to the piston d.

It is obvious that minor vchanges in the details of construction can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention asset forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure 'by,Letters Patent, is

1. In a meterfapparatusfor"measuring l quids, the comblnation of two measuring chambersof'given capacity, devices-for air venting each chamber, a supply valve for con-' trollingthe supply of liquid to said measur- 7 ing chambers, automatically operating valve 1 L mechanism whereby thesupply valveis auto matically closed when-the desired quantity :has been measured.

. 2.; Ina meter [apparatuslfor measuring liquids, the combinat on of two measuring I ing chambers, automatically operating valve mechanismactuated by the 'pr'essuredevelop said chambers, an indicating device including afdial-and a pointer adapted to beset to indicate the quantity of liquid-desired to be meas ured, means for turning the pointer step chambers of given capacity, devices for air a predetermined point'and the V tity has been measured. meter registers from zero to 9,999 litres. It I,

thesupply valve is automatically closed when the desired quantity has'been measured.

, 3. In a meter apparatus for measuring' llqulds, the combination of twomea'suring venting each chamber, a supply valve for c'ontrolling the supply of liquid to said'measuring chambers, automatically operating valve mechanism actuated bythe'pressure developing on thelicpiid for controlling the supply to said chambers, an indicating device includ ing a dial and a pointer, ratchet wheels geared together, oscillating pawls arranged so that when said valve mechanism is shifted in one direction, the pointer is turned one step, and when the valve mechanism is-shifted in an- 7 other direction, the pointer is turned another step',-and means associated with said i-ndicating mechanism wherebyv the supply valve is automatically closed when the pointer reaches desired quan- 4. In aqmeter apparatus for measuring I liquids, the combination of two, measuring chambers of glven capaclty, a supplyvalve for controlling. the supply of liquid to said measuring chambers, a shiftable valve mecha nism whereby one chamber is filled while the anism including a dial and a pointer,- means other is being discharged, an-ind'icating mech- V g in oppositedirections, an oscillating lever, V

'pawls carried thereby and adapt'edto cooperat'e' with the respective ratchet" wheels, 7 means for connecting saidlever to "said shift:

able valve mechanism whereby when said i valve mechanism is s'hlfted none d1rect1on, one ratchet wheel is operated to 3 turn the pointer, and wheniisaid valvewis' shifted in V the other direction,"thefother ratch'et wheel mechanlsm actuated by the pressure develop-' a I ,ing on the-liquid for controlling the supply to said chambers so that one' chamberisv filled whilepthe other is "being discharged, and means operatively associated with said valve is operated to' turn the pointer, a cam disk movable with said ratchet wheels and having a recess formed in the peripherythereof,"an

lever econnected to said supply valve and adapted to bear onfsaid jcam disk, said ratchet wheels permitting sai'd'poiir'it'er to be turned so as tobeset at a desired quantity-t'o be dei livered, and simultaneously opening' the sup ply valve tor-permit the liqiiidtofgb supplied 7 7 to the measuring chambers'fs'aid reciprocate:

ing lever operating to turn said ratchetfwheels wwaw step stepasthe fvalveis shifted, andturn the "pointer step by step, toward ero, and? said disk operating when the'pointer reaches c Zeroto'automaticall 'close the'su 'l Tvlve; I

i:ingontheliquid'foncontrolhng thesupply to y pp y In'tes'timony hereof I have signed my namfe'ito thisspecification;

. Memos Jo; emise; f

step toward zero as the liquid in each chamber is measured, and means operatively associated with said indicating l'devie'e'whereb 

